What is the meaning of 'Namaste Ganapathaye' in the Garbha Ganapati Stotram?

It means 'Salutations to Gananatha (Ganesha), who is the lord of the ganas'.

To whom does the Garbha Ganapati Stotram offer salutations?

It offers salutations to Ganesha, also known as Ganapati or Vighnesha, the remover of obstacles.

What does the Stotram say about Ganesha's form ('Gajakara')?

It describes Ganesha as having the form of an elephant (Gajakara), embodying the essence of the elephant, and wearing the elephant's head.

What boons are sought through the Garbha Ganapati Stotram?

The devotee seeks protection from the suffering of being in the womb (garbha-duhkha) and freedom from the cycle of birth and death (janma-mrityu).

Where can I find the Garbha Ganapati Stotram?

It is found in the ninth section of the Sri Mudgala Mahapurana, a major Puranic text dedicated to Ganesha.

śrī gaṇanātha stōtram

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Ganesha Stotra

garbha uvāca |
namastē gaṇanāthāya brahmaṇē brahmarūpiṇē |
anāthānāṁ praṇāthāya vighnēśāya namō namaḥ || 1 ||

jyēṣṭharājāya dēvāya dēvadēvēśamūrtayē |
anādayē parēśāya cādipūjyāya tē namaḥ || 2 ||

sarvapūjyāya sarvēṣāṁ sarvarūpāya tē namaḥ |
sarvādayē parabrahman sarvēśāya namō namaḥ || 3 ||

gajākārasvarūpāya gajākāramayāya tē |
gajamastakadhārāya gajēśāya namō namaḥ || 4 ||

ādimadhyāntabhāvāya svānandapatayē namaḥ |
ādimadhyāntahīnāya tvādimadhyāntagāya tē || 5 ||

siddhibuddhipradātrē ca siddhibuddhivihāriṇē |
siddhibuddhimayāyaiva brahmēśāya namō namaḥ || 6 ||

śivāya śaktayē caiva viṣṇavē bhānurūpiṇē |
māyināṁ māyayā nātha mōhadāya namō namaḥ || 7 ||

kiṁ staumi tvāṁ gaṇādhīśa yatra vēdādayō:’parē |
yōginaḥ śāntimāpannā atastvāṁ praṇamāmyaham || 8 ||

rakṣa māṁ garbhaduḥkhāttvaṁ tvāmēva śaraṇāgatam |
janmamr̥tyuvihīnaṁ vai kuruṣva tē padapriyam || 9 ||

iti śrīmanmudgalē mahāpurāṇē navama khaṇḍē śrī gaṇanātha stōtram ||

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